Dennis Green and I on the San Diego Chargers – KUSI, San Diego
The future of the San Diego Chargers has been a hot topic of discussion for years, particularly during the mid-2000s when the team’s possible relocation …
Phil Miller
Arena Football League Considers Cancelling the 2009 Season
The Arena Football League (AFL) faced significant financial struggles that led to the cancellation of its 2009 season. According to Pete Likens, director of communications …
Judge Rejects Jim Balsillie’s Offer for the Pheonix Coyotes, Reaffirms Single Entity Status in Franchise Location Decisions
In a major legal decision that has significant implications for the business of professional sports, Judge Redfield T. Baum rejected tech billionaire Jim Balsillie’s offer …
NAASE sessions at the MVEA’s
Once again, Michael Davis, Nick Watanabe, and I are organizing NAASE sessions in sports economics at this fall’s Missouri Valley Economics Association (MVEA) annual meeting. This …
San Antonio Wants an MLS Franchise
San Antonio has made an enticing proposition to potential Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise owners, a deal designed to draw top-tier professional soccer to the …
Book Review: National Pastime by Szymanski and Zimbalist
As a graduate student in the mid-1990s, I began work on a project on the economics of baseball for a research methods class. In researching …
Book Review: Mark Yost’s Tailgating, Sacks, and Salary Caps
Baseball may still claim the title “America’s Pastime,” but professional football is America’s favorite sport. NFL games draw tens of thousands of fans to stadiums. …
Demand Curves Slope Down
From the Charlotte Observer (membership read): In two months, the Charlotte Bobcats begin playing in a new, publicly funded uptown arena. Typically, new arenas boost …
“Looking at the Monopsony in the Mirror”
Although still a distant second to monopoly, buyer power and monopsony are hot topics in the antitrust community. Despite the increasing interest in monopsony …
Will the Big 10 Raid the Big XII? An Exercise in Club Theory
Sports leagues can be thought of as clubs. To enter any club, permission must be obtained from the incumbents, which means a sufficient number of …